Using ssmtp to send mail using gmail.

2011-02-19 170 words 1 min read

First install the package ssmtp using the command:

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      sudo yum install ssmtp
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Open the configuration file for ssmtp as root user:

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      vim /etc/ssmtp/ssmtp.conf
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Make the following changes to the configuration file:

root=**username**@gmail.com
mailhub=smtp.gmail.com:587
hostname=**username**@gmail.com
UseSTARTTLS=YES
AuthUser=username
AuthPass=password
FromLineOverride=yes

In order to make the default (root) “from” field be the server name,
edit the /etc/ssmtp/revaliases file as root user :

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      vi /etc/ssmtp/revaliases
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And add into it the desired translation which in our Gmail examples case
will be:

root:test@example.com:smtp.gmail.com

and time to test:

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      echo "Amit Agarwal"|ssmtp <email id>
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If this does not work, then you can try with -v or -vv or -vvv for ssmtp command.

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Authored By Amit Agarwal

Amit Agarwal, Linux and Photography are my hobbies.Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.

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